Twitter followers win international terminal tour
 
Thirty of the Airport’s Twitter followers will get an exclusive sneak peek of the Maynard H. Jackson Jr. International Terminal on March 14, following an Airport contest.

The contest, launched on February 20, challenged followers to retweet the Airport’s messages about the international terminal throughout the week. Winners were selected at random from 113 who retweeted.

Drinkard named Engineer of the Year in Government
 
The Georgia Engineering Alliance has named Jim Drinkard, assistant general manager for Planning and Development, the 2012 Engineer of the Year in Government.

Drinkard received the award at the 2012 Georgia Engineers Week Awards Gala on February 25 at the Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center.

According to the Georgia Engineering Alliance, the annual awards recognize deserving and dedicated engineers who have made valuable contributions to their profession and who have had an impact on the engineering community.

"Jim [Drinkard] is an invaluable asset to the Airport," said Aviation General Manager Louis Miller. "I'm proud to have him on my team and very pleased that he is receiving the professional recognition he deserves."

International passengers, operations set records
 
International passenger traffic and international flight operations (takeoffs and landings) both set record highs at Hartsfield-Jackson in 2011.

According to year-end statistics, international passengers increased by nearly 8 percent year over year — from 9.14 million to 9.86 million. The new high eclipses the previous record, set in 2008, of 9.18 million international passengers.

In 2011 there were 68,781 international flight operations, which beat the previous record of 68,376, set in 2007.